Roberta Millstein ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ผโโ๐ถ๐ฅพ
Roberta Millstein ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ผโโ๐ถ๐ฅพ
@cepaea.bsky.social
Professor Emerit at UC Davis. Researches in the history & philosophy of biology and environmental ethics. https://www.RLM.net/
New open-access book w/ U Chicago Press: _The Land Is Our Community: Aldo Leopold's Environmental Ethic for the New Millennium_
We can pin posts now! Here's mineโplease check out my new book, _The Land Is Our Community
Aldo Leopoldโs Environmental Ethic for the New Millennium_, available for purchase or free #OpenAccess download from UChicago Press.
๐ฑ๐ ๐ #EnvHist#EnvHumspress.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
I'm starting to lose count of @ericjones-us.bsky.social's lies. They get uglier and uglier, lower and lower. If he wants to stand by this, he needs to open his mouth. If he doesn't, the slime is on him. He doesn't get to hide behind a Super PAC of donors that are mostly (or all?) known to him.
It's mind-blowing: More than 14 million have voted already. Make it 14 million PLUS YOU!
Vote early and:
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โ Ease long lines on Nov. 3
โ Send the clear message to the regime: WE WON'T BE STOPPED
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Eric Jones' campaign has been all lies, from the moment he called himself a "businessman" and not a venture capitalist, through Rep Zoe Lofgren having to call him out for his lies about Mike Thompson, then more lies about his own campaign money and now this. Eric Jones is not fit for public office.
My apologies โ contributions, not spending. That is, Eric Jones has now contributed MORE THAN $15M of his own money and is FOURTH in the nation for total contributions in congressional races.
Political newcomer & venture capitalist Eric Jones has now spent MORE THAN $15M of his own money and is FOURTH in the nation for total spending on congressional races โ ahead of Hakeem Jeffries!! ๐ณ ๐ฐ
davisite.org/2026/10/24/p...
Political newcomer & venture capitalist Eric Jones has now spent MORE THAN $15M of his own money and is FOURTH in the nation for total spending on congressional races โ ahead of Hakeem Jeffries!! ๐ณ ๐ฐ
davisite.org/2026/10/24/p...
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For those of you planning to attend PSA26, there is no better time than today to book your hotel room. The cutoff date for our hotel block is Tuesday, October 27, at which point the hotel can sell the rooms to the public. Use the link below to secure your room today!
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OUT OF CONTROL spending in our electionsโfrom Eric Jones who promises to get big ๐ฐ out of politics! Ha! One has to ask, why does he want this seat so badlyโwhat does he plan on doing with it? Nothing good for the ordinary citizens of District 4, you can count on that.
davisite.org/2026/10/22/b...
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Class sizes keep growing, and instead of hiring more faculty, UC has invested in management and administration. Our students deserve better... www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/09/o...
@mikethompson.house.gov, Iโm a constituent & Iโm urging you to vote YES on HJR 54, We The People Constitutional Amendment that will reverse Citizen's United.
We MUST get dark & untraceable moneyout of our elections!
#CallYourRep#PGAS CA04 #EndCitizensUnited#Voterizerapp.sosha.ai/s/VbfvAEpb
๐จ Calling philosophers of science with interest in non-academic careers ๐จ
The @philsci.bsky.social will be hosting a virtual "Testimonies and Town Hall" on Wednesday, October 21st.
I'll also be hosting an Interest Group Lunch on Non-Academic Careers at the PSA 2026 on 11/20.
Sign-up links below!
Roberta Millstein ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ผโโ๐ถ๐ฅพ reposted
Here is a new issue of PTPBio! Free, open access journal of philosophy in biology.
If you are looking for provocative papers on sex, genetic determinism, and the hype about purpose/agency in nature, check it out!
#philsky#STS
๐ฃ A new issue of Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology (PTPBio) has dropped, with cutting-edge research articles, position papers, and a book review.
Always #DiamondOpenAccess, free for readers *and* authors! Check it out: www.ptpbio.org
๐ฑ๐ #EvoBio#PlantBio#Genetics
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Love this paper by soleilsolay.bsky.social and Anne Pringle! Fabulous insights from mycology that I think will matter for the biological sex debate. I got to talk pluralism at the fungal sex symposium Soleil organized at MSA this summer, and her work there and in this paper are sharpening my views.
๐ฃ A new issue of Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology (PTPBio) has dropped, with cutting-edge research articles, position papers, and a book review.
Always #DiamondOpenAccess, free for readers *and* authors! Check it out: www.ptpbio.org
๐ฑ๐ #EvoBio#PlantBio#Genetics
๐ฃ A new issue of Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology (PTPBio) has dropped, with cutting-edge research articles, position papers, and a book review.
Always #DiamondOpenAccess, free for readers *and* authors! Check it out: www.ptpbio.org
๐ฑ๐ #EvoBio#PlantBio#Genetics
๐ฃ A new issue of Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology (PTPBio) has dropped, with cutting-edge research articles, position papers, and a book review.
Always #DiamondOpenAccess, free for readers *and* authors! Check it out: www.ptpbio.org
๐ฑ๐ #EvoBio#PlantBio#Genetics
It has become unbundenantly clear that Iโm being ghosted by @ericjones-us.bsky.social for his stance on trans rights. He refuses to give me a written answer on his policies. Please get the word out that Eric Jones would be a mistake for CA District 4.
@assignedmedia.org@erininthemorning.com
Eric Jones & his friends are trying to buy a seat in Congress in CA District 4. Jones was partner in the venture capitalist Dragoneer Investment Group, then resigned & declared his candidacy. His associates lined up with maximized donations; the similarly-funded Super PAC appeared shortly afterward.
Eric Jones & his friends are trying to buy a seat in Congress in CA District 4. Jones was partner in the venture capitalist Dragoneer Investment Group, then resigned & declared his candidacy. His associates lined up with maximized donations; the similarly-funded Super PAC appeared shortly afterward.
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The Davis Enterprise says that Eric Jones is the largest self-funding candidate in any Congressional race in Californiaโs history. $10 mil from Jones to buy your vote, not to mention $5 mil from the wife of Jones's former venture capitalist partner into a Super PAC.
davisite.org/2026/10/16/b...
Voters really need to ask themselves: Why would all of this Silicon Valley money be pouring into districts to the north? You can bet it's not for the benefit of District 4, w/ regulations for AI, data centers, & crypto in play. They are looking to buy a Silicon Valley seat in Congress. Voter beware.
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In the last few years, faculty have united across campuses through their faculty associations to win monumental change systemwide. We thought it was only right that our name reflect this growing collective power.
ucfaculty.org/reinvest-in-...
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Right! You're joining pro-democracy neighbors in a national day of joy & protest telling the world: No Kings
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Vote EARLY!
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Not really news, but we love the official documentation. People have been saying Susan Collins has changed. Sure, she takes some votes against Trump. But look closely and see that her defections don't have the impact they used to.
@troyjackson207.bsky.social for Senate.
Susan Collins wants voters to believe she is a moderate Republican who stands up to Trump.
But the truth is Collins only takes sides against the regime when she knows her vote wonโt stop Trump.
If colleges and universities are to truly serve the public good, they should not be made answerable to the political program of a particular administration. UCFA & its associated campus chapters urge the UC to reject Compact 2.0. cucfa.org/statement-on...
Thompson gave specific details about fines, companies involved, $ amounts & dates. Jones, who was with the Silicon Valley venture capitalist firm, Dragoneer for 12 yrs (8 as partner) continues to lie/deceive about not taking corporate ๐ฐ, about his data center flipflop, about endorsements & more.
Regarding the Mike Thompson/Eric Jones race for US House of Representatives, Eric Jones is denying certain allegations asserted by Mike Thompson, but he hasn't produced any proof of this. So, the man continues to lie about naming post offices, and wants us to take him at his word, without
Roberta Millstein ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ผโโ๐ถ๐ฅพ reposted
Here it is: My big October update on the now near-record/record-strength El Niรฑo event and the still-increasing likelihood of significant California impacts this winter. This deep-dive post is meant to accompany my Tuesday 1pm PT livestream.
Eric Lucan says โStop.โ The billionaires say โYouโre welcome.โ
Grow California reported nearly $1.25 million supporting him,before counting attacks on Jackie Elward.
Thatโs quite a megaphone for a โgrassrootsโ campaign.
tinyurl.com/y35u4ptb#FollowTheMoney#CAAD12#Voterizer#JackieElwardAD12
๐ณ Eric Jones #15 in the country in ๐ฐ spent for House races? Not exactly the "grassroots" campaign that he pretends to be running. And that's not even counting the Silicon Valley Super PAC New Leadership Now millions ๐ฐ Don't let the high tech oligarchy buy our seat. Vote for @mikethompson.house.gov!
๐ข Re-sharing this now that people are starting to vote, and also because new articles have been added -- including a really cool FEC explainer yesterday. Check it out, share with friends! ๐คฒ๐ผ
By request, I made a post summarizing Davisite articles about Eric Jones's bid to unseat Mike Thompson in CA Congressional District 04. TLDR: he is a Silicon Valley-backed candidate with an ever-shifting platform, the millions of big tech/AI ๐ฐ being the only constant. But check out the ๐ for deets.
โABC pulling the story only made it a bigger story. Certainly not what Don Jr. or the WH were going for. And ABC doesnโt look great, either. All of which underscores the need for news that is neither owned nor leveraged by this White Houseโ a commodity vanishingly rare in todayโs media environment.โ
How to lie and flip-flop all at the same time:
๐ฅ๏ธ Eric Jones in Sep 2026: We need data centers & we need them in the U.S.
๐ฉด โ Eric Jones on Oct 8, 2026, LWV debate: I've always supported a moratorium on data centers
See also: rosietheboomer.substack.com/p/in-ca04-wh...
Class sizes are growing, and Instead of investing in faculty, UC invested in management and administration. Now, faculty are feeling the effects. www.sacbee.com/news/local/e...
Spot on mailer from the Mike Thompson campaign. It explains very clearly why the citizens of Congressional District 4 should be voting โnoโ on Eric Jones. And thus โyesโ for Mike Thompson. ๏ฟผ
Actually, they have under counted the millions of dollars that have come from Silicon Valley donors, especially when one considers the Silicon Valley Super PAC called New Leadership Now that has spent millions on Eric Jonesโs campaign. ๏ฟผ
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๐จBREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Just did some number crunching using latest (Oct 1) ECMWF seasonal data, and I must say that I've never seen such high predictive confidence in a very wet California winter. This is a truly extraordinary forecast amid a record-strength El Niรฑo event. [Thread: please read to end.]
From over the weekend. This means we press even harder, folks. The Senate majority is officially in play. Four weeks and one day to go, no rest till we crush them.
This has been a really fun project to be a part of, and now we have a cool cover! My co-editors are Alison McConwell, Michael Dietrich, John Beatty, with authors from across biology, history, and philosophy (including one from me). It's due out in June 2027 -- can't wait!
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